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Perceived Stress and its Epidemiological and Behavioral Correlates in an Urban Area of Delhi, India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Increasing stress has been recognized as a major public health problem in the developing world accelerated by an ongoing demographic, economic, and sociocultural transition. Our study objectives were to validate a Hindi version of the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) and to also assess the extent of perceived stress and its correlates among an adult population in an urban area of Delhi. METHODOLOGY: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban resettlement colony of Delhi among 480 adult subjects aged 25--65 years, during the period from January to December 2015. The PSS-10 was translated into Hindi and validated in the study population. Data was analyzed using IBM SPSS Version 25. RESULTS: < 0.001). CONCLUSION: A high burden of perceived stress exists in residents of a low-income urban population in India.

Source: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

DOI: 10.4103/ijpsym.ijpsym_528_18

Authors: Ruchira Pangtey, Saurav Basu, Gajendra Singh Meena, Bratati Banerjee

Institution: Maulana Azad Medical College

Language: English

Topic: Health and Well-being Studies

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2995682518

FWCI: 6.426

Cites: 23

Cited by: 60

Related to: 10